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Zén is a European contemporary restaurant in a shophouse on Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore, founded by chef Björn Frantzén; it holds three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026 and one Diamond in the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide (2025, 2026).
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Pangium is a Peranakan restaurant at the Gallop Entrance of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, led by chef Malcolm Lee; it holds one MICHELIN star in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026 and one diamond in the 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.
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Nobelhart & Schmutzig on Friedrichstraße in Berlin serves creative regional cuisine built strictly on local, seasonal produce. It was awarded one MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Germany.
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PUR is the fine dining restaurant of the Kempinski Hotel in Berchtesgaden, Germany, at around 1,000 m above sea level, where chef Ulrich Heimann serves modern European cuisine; it holds two stars in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Traube is a modern, creative restaurant in a wine village of Efringen-Kirchen, Germany, run by a couple from top-tier gastronomy; it holds one MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Bandol sur mer on Berlin's Torstraße serves creative, seasonal cuisine in a casual shabby-chic setting, with a seven-course menu offered in fish/meat or vegetarian versions; awarded one star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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An Edomae sushi restaurant in Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, run by owner Kazunori Maeiwa with an eight-seat counter; One Diamond in the 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.
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Waldhotel Sonnora in Dreis, Germany, is run by the Rambichler couple, with Clemens Rambichler serving refined classic French cuisine. It holds three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Deutschland 2026.
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Sushi Sakuta at Millenia Walk, Singapore, features a 9-seat counter made from 200-year-old Nara cypress, with chef Sakuta crafting a season-driven omakase exclusively from Japanese fish; newly awarded one star in 2023, listed with two stars in 2026.
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A Sichuan restaurant in Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, whose chef Yoshiki Igeta is the legitimate heir of the Shoyunmon school of Chengdu; the official website reports three consecutive years with one MICHELIN star, plus one diamond in both the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.
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Sterneck is a creative restaurant inside the Badhotel Sternhagen in Cuxhaven, Germany, led by chef Marc Rennhack, overlooking the North Sea and the Wadden Sea World Natural Heritage. It holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Japanese restaurant in Arakicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo with counter seating only, where the chef demonstrates refined kappo techniques and house-made soba is a highlight; awarded one MICHELIN star in 2025.
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A beachfront seafood restaurant at The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, listed in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2026 selection, with a Japanese-influenced menu featuring nigiri and charcoal-grilled dishes.
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Sartory, located in Augsburg, Germany, serves modern and French-modern cuisine and holds one star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Germany. Set within Hotel Maximilian's, it is led by Simon Lang.
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Chinese restaurant in Higashi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, under the Chugoku Hanten group, blending traditional Shanghai and refined Cantonese cuisine with seven private rooms. Two Diamonds in both the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guides.
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Schwarzwaldstube is the flagship restaurant of the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn, Germany, where chef Torsten Michel blends classic and modern French cuisine; it holds three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Zwanzig23 by Lukas Jakobi is a creative, seasonal restaurant in Düsseldorf, Germany, known for its twin nine-course vegan and non-vegan menus; it holds one MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Omakase @ Stevens is an innovative restaurant on Stevens Road, Singapore, where an Osaka-born chef presents Japanese omakase through classic French techniques; it holds one MICHELIN star in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026.
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A contemporary Japanese restaurant at Al Qana in Abu Dhabi, next to the National Aquarium, with ingredients flown in from across Japan, listed as a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi Selection 2026.
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Gourmetrestaurant Berlins Krone in Bad Teinach-Zavelstein, Germany, serves modern French and seasonal cuisine with harmoniously composed four- to seven-course menus; awarded one star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Yunico is a Japanese restaurant on the top floor of the Kameha Grand hotel in Bonn, Germany, led by chef Christian Sturm-Willms, with sweeping views over the Rhine. It holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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A Japanese restaurant in Nishiazabu, Tokyo, where the chef blends Kyoto ryotei tradition with Tokyo kappo innovation; awarded one MICHELIN star in 2025.
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Matthias is a modern French restaurant by Silvio Pfeufer on Kollwitzstraße in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg. It was awarded one MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Germany.
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A wagyu kaiseki restaurant in Ginza 1-chome, Tokyo, formerly known as "Zen", presenting wagyu in a range of Japanese styles through its "meat kappo"; one diamond in both the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.
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SchwarzGold sits on the grounds of the industrial monument "Kokerei Hansa" in Dortmund, Germany, where Pierre Beckerling leads an inventive Ruhr-area cuisine; arriving by golf cart is part of the experience. It holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Deutschland 2026.
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A sushi restaurant in Higashinihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; one MICHELIN star (newly awarded in 2023), price range ¥¥¥¥.
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Sushi Kimura +, the eight-seat sushi counter opened by chef Tomoo Kimura on his 2025 return to Singapore at Conrad Orchard, famed for akami zuke; awarded its first one star in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026.
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An Italian restaurant inside the Four Seasons Al Maryah Island Hotel in Abu Dhabi, listed in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2026 selection, known for homemade pastas and its terrace; it is a sibling of the famous Café Milano in Washington DC.
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Dessert restaurant tucked into a quiet residential corner of Shirokane, Tokyo; chef Koichi Katsumata builds an eight-course dessert omakase around seasonal Japanese fruit, awarded one MICHELIN star in 2025 — the first dessert restaurant ever starred by the Tokyo guide.
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Nose & Belly, located in Augsburg, Germany, serves innovative and regional cuisine and holds one star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Germany. Chef Hendrik Ketter is known for his carefully conceived seasonal menus.
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French restaurant in Azabudai Hills, Tokyo, where chef Hiroyasu Kawate is known for vegetable-centred, plant-based cooking served around a single 13-metre table. Two MICHELIN stars plus a Green Star; One Diamond in both the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Guides.
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An Asian restaurant inside The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi hotel, leading with Southeast Asian dishes and wok cooking, listed in the selection of the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi.
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Yoshi by Nagaya is a Japanese restaurant in Düsseldorf, Germany — chef Yoshizumi Nagaya's second starred restaurant; it holds one MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Schlossberg is a renowned restaurant in the Murgtal valley in Baiersbronn, Germany, run by father-and-son team Jörg and Nico Sackmann; it holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Yong Fu is the first overseas outpost of a Shanghainese F&B brand in Singapore's Suntec City, focusing on Ningbo classics with seafood flown in from Zhejiang; it holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026.
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A Japanese restaurant in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, led by chef Hideki Ishikawa with a 'mui-shizen' (doing nothing against nature) philosophy; three MICHELIN stars, two diamonds in both the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guides.
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Loumi in Berlin's Kreuzberg is run by self-taught chef Karl-Louis Kömmler, blending classic cuisine with Japanese influences. It was awarded one MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Germany.
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Rosin in Dorsten, Germany, founded by Frank Rosin over three decades ago, has its kitchen led by Oliver Engelke and offers creative à la carte dishes and a four-course menu. It holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Deutschland 2026.
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A French restaurant in Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo by chef Yosuke Suga, open evenings only on an introduction-only basis; Two Diamonds in both the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guides.
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Theodor's is a creative, seasonal restaurant in the Beuel district of Bonn, Germany, run by siblings Jana and Fritz Benson and offering four- to six-course menus. It holds one star in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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A two-level Lebanese restaurant at the InterContinental Abu Dhabi, listed in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2026 selection, with a terrace overlooking the marina and live music on weekend nights.
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A Lebanese restaurant inside the Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers hotel in Abu Dhabi, offering marina views and set menus, listed in the selection of the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi.
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A contemporary Japanese restaurant at The Galleria Al Maryah Island, known for its party-like musical atmosphere, robata-grill seafood and signature corn-fed baby chicken; featured in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2026 selection.
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Daisies is an Italian restaurant in Chicago's Logan Square focused on housemade pastas and a back-of-house bakery, with chef Joe Frillman's farm-to-table practices; it earned one MICHELIN star in 2024 and a Bib Gourmand in the 2025 edition.
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Sushi restaurant at Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel on Orchard Road, Singapore, serving traditional Edomae sushi at a 300-year-old hinoki counter with omakase recommended; awarded one star in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2025 and 2026.
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Odette is a contemporary French restaurant inside the National Gallery Singapore, led by chef Julien Royer; it holds three MICHELIN stars in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026 and three diamonds in the 2025 and 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.
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Yong Chun Wan Ton Noodle is a wanton noodle stall at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre in Singapore, awarded a Bib Gourmand in 2023 and known for its springy egg noodles and savoury-sweet dry-style noodle.
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Japanese restaurant in Yakumo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; presenting Japanese flavors with a creative approach, with thoughtful touches to sashimi and grilled beef, newly awarded one MICHELIN star in 2023.
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Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer occupies the first floor of Berlin's Hotel Adlon, with views toward the Brandenburg Gate. It was awarded one MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Germany.
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Restaurant Bareiss is the classic French restaurant of the luxurious Hotel Bareiss in Baiersbronn, Germany, led by chef Claus-Peter Lumpp since 1992; it holds three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.